LOW - nouns, person• BAG a low and despicable person ...20C US sl.• BEGGAR a term of contempt; a mean or low fellow ...a1300• BESOGNE† a low, vulgar, worthless fellow ...1658• BESOGNIER† a low, vulgar, worthless fellow ...1588• BESOGNIO† a term of contempt for a needy beggar; a base, worthless fellow, a low, vulgar person ...1603• BESOM a term of contempt for a low woman ...1816 Sc.• BESONIO† a term of contempt for a needy beggar; a base, worthless fellow, a low, vulgar person ...1603• BEZONIAN† as a term of contempt: a needy beggar, a poor wretch; a base fellow, a mean, low person; a knave, a rascal, a scoundrel ...1592• BOINARD† a fool, a simpleton; a rogue, a rascal, a scoundrel, a low person; a term of reproach ...a1300• BUDZAT a low fellow; a blackguard ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.• BULKER† a low-lived person ...1690 sl.• BUNTER a low, loose woman ...Bk1890 sl.• CAD (offensive) a fellow of low vulgar manners and behaviour ...1838 colloq.• CADDESS a female of low vulgar manners and behaviour ...1870 nonce word• CAT a prostitute or immoral woman; a low woman ...1916 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage• CHEAPSKATE an unpleasant or despicable person; a low or contemptible person, usually male ...1896 US sl.• HALLION a term of contempt; a low or scurvy fellow; an idle, worthless fellow ...1789 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.• HARLOT† a vagabond, a vagrant; a beggar, a rogue, a rascal, a villain, a low fellow, a knave ...a1225• HASKERD† a man of low degree; a base or vulgar fellow ...1491• JACK-COVE a mean, low fellow ...1859 sl.• JAVEL† a low or worthless fellow; a rascal, a vagabond; a wandering, dirty fellow; a tramp ...a1300• KEELIE a low or vulgar boy; a street-loafer or rough; a ruffian ...1863 Sc.• LOREL† a worthless person; a dissolute person; a low, disreputable fellow; a rogue, a scoundrel ...1362• MAGGOT a loathsome or despicable person; a lowlife ...1680 sl.• MUDLARK an urchin of very low character ...L19 colloq.• NAUGHTY-PACK† a person of low or worthless character ...1526• NEETY-CUD a low fellow who commits mean actions ...1824 Sc.• PACK† a person of low or worthless character ...1725 obs. exc. Eng. dial.• PAGE† a male person of the 'lower orders', or of low condition or manners; an inferior person; a term of contempt ...a1300• PAIK a low character; a deceptive fellow ...1899 Sc.• PAKE a low character; a deceptive fellow ...1899 Sc.• PALLIARD† a professional beggar or vagabond (who sleeps on the straw in barns and outhouses); hence, a low or dissolute knave; a lewd fellow, a lecher, a debauchee ...1484• PALLYARD † a professional beggar or vagabond (who sleeps on the straw in barns and outhouses); hence, a low or dissolute knave; a lewd fellow, a lecher, a debauchee ...1484• PUNTAM a lively person, esp. a woman of low stature ...Irish sl.• RAFF a low, disorderly person; a vulgar worthless person ...1785• RAFFLE a low fellow; an idle vagabond ...Bk19C Eng. dial.• RAG a low, worthless person ...Bk1905 Sc.• RAGABASHan idle, worthless, or disreputable fellow; a low rascal; an idle vagabond; a scoundrel; a ragamuffin ...1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.• RAGGABRASH an idle, worthless fellow; a low rascal; an idle vagabond; a ragamuffin ...1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.• RAGGELT a person of low character; a wicked and abandoned wretch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.• REEPAN a very lean person or animal; a low wretch ...1824 Sc. obs.• SCHEISSPOT a person of low character ...L20 Cockneys' sl.• SKATE a low, mean contemptible person; one who does not pay his debts; a reprobate ...1896 Amer. dial.• SLEAZOID a person of low character ...1986 US sl.• SLUMGULLIONa low, worthless fellow ...B1900 Amer.• SNAPHANCE† a woman of low character ...a1625• SPALPEENa disagreeable, miserable, or contemptible person; a low, mean, or good-for-nothing fellow; a worthless person; a rogue, a rascal, a scamp ...1815 Irish• SUCCUBUS a strumpet, a whore; a term of abuse for low woman ...1622• TAG-RAG* the rabble; the riff-raff; the common people; a member of the rabble; a low or despicable person; a pitiful, ragged fellow; a slovenly, lazy or dirty fellow; a mean person; a vagabond ...1609• SUCKER a greenhorn; a mean, low fellow ...1758 sl.• VARLET a person of a low, mean, or knavish disposition; a have, a rogue, a rascal ...1555• YAP a low person unworthy of his position ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.

LOW-BRED - nouns, person• 'ARRY AND 'ARRIET a typical costermonger and his, or any, coster lass; hence, any low-bred and lively (esp. if not old) man and woman ...c1870 colloq.• JACK† a man of the common people; a lad, a fellow; a chap; a low-bred or ill-mannered fellow; a knave ...1548• MIDDEN-CROW a low-bred person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.

LOW-CLASS - nouns• RAFF the rabble; the rag-tag; the lowest class of the populace ...1673• TAG† the rabble; the lowest class of people ...1607 obs. exc. Eng. dial.• TAG AND RAG† the rabble, the lower classes; an assemblage of people held in small esteem; everybody; all and any ...c1535 obs.• TAG, RAG, AND BOBTAIL a contemptuous term for a number of persons of various sorts and conditions, all, and sundry, esp. of the lower classes ...1645• TAG, RAG, AND BOBTAILRY a contemptuous term for a number of persons of various sorts and conditions, all, and sundry, esp. of the lower classes ...1858• TAG, RAG, AND LONGTAIL a contemptuous term for a number of persons of various sorts and conditions, all, and sundry, esp. of the lower classes ...1719• TAG, RAG, AND RASCALITY a contemptuous term for a number of persons of various sorts and conditions, all, and sundry, esp. of the lower classes ...1701

LOWER - adverbs• ABLOW below, beneath, lower down ...1897 Sc.• ADOWN† 1. in a lower place ...c1000† 2. to a lower condition or state ...c1175• NETHER† lower, lower down ...c888• NETHERMORE† lower or further down ...c1480

LOWER - prepositions• ABLOW on the lower side or part of; lower down in...1885 Sc.

LUCK, LUCKY - nouns, person• CANDY BOY a fellow who is lucky, successful, or held in high favour, esp. with women ...1901 US sl.• CANDY COCK a fellow who is lucky, successful, or held in high favour, esp. with women ...1925 US sl.• CANDY KID a fellow who is lucky, successful, or held in high favour, esp. with women ...1906 US sl.• CANDYMAN a fellow who is lucky, successful, or held in high favour, esp. with women ...1913 US sl.• GOLDEN BOLLOCKS a nickname for a lucky man ...1984 UK sl.• JONAH one who brings bad luck or one who suffers severe misfortune ...M19 sl.• MR. R. SUPPARDS a very lucky fellow ...19C colloq. (for 'arse upwards')

LUCK, LUCKY - verbs• ACE OUT to be fortunate or lucky ...Bk2000 Amer. sl.• BE IN TALL COTTON to be prosperous, to do well, to be in a good situation; to have good luck; to be in good spirits ...1941 Amer. dial.• BE WRAPPED IN HIS MOTHER'S SMOCK to be born lucky ...18C• CHOP TALL COTTON to be prosperous, to do well, to be in a good situation; to have good luck; to be in good spirits ...1985 Amer. dial.• CRY ROAST MEAT† to announce to others a piece of private luck or good fortune; to boast about one's situation ...1638 now rare or obs• FALL IN THE BUTTER TUB to have a piece of good luck or fortune ...1968 Amer. dial.• HAP to have the fortune or luck to do something ...1393 arch.• HAVE A LUCKY FALL to have a piece of good luck ...1887 colloq.• HAVE HEMP IN ONE'S POCKETto have luck on one's side in the most adverse circumstances ...B1900• LIVE IN TALL COTTON to be prosperous, to do well, to be in a good situation; to have good luck; to be in good spirits ...1984 Amer. dial.• MAKE A GOOD FALL to have a piece of good luck ...L19 sl.• SHIT IN TALL COTTON to be prosperous, to do well, to be in a good situation; to have good luck; to be in good spirits ...1984 Amer. dial.• SIT IN TALL COTTON to be prosperous, to do well, to be in a good situation; to have good luck; to be in good spirits ...1999 Amer. dial.• SIT IN THE BUTTER TUBto have a piece of good luck; to marry well ...Bk1914 Amer. dial.

LUCK, BAD LUCK - verbs• DO ONE'S LUCK to use up or run out of luck ...1910s Aust. sl.• GO ARSE FIRST to have bad luck ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.• HAG to bring bad luck upon ...19C US sl.• HAVE A BAD FALL to have a piece of bad luck ...1887 colloq.• HAVE ONE FOOT ON A BANANA PEEL to fall on hard times; to experience bad luck ...1967 Amer. dial.• HAVE ONE FOOT ON A BANANA PEEL AND THE OTHER IN A GRAVE to fall on hard times; to experience bad luck ...1967 Amer. dial.• MAKE A BAD FALL to have a piece of bad luck ...L19 sl.• MEET A SPLAY-FOOTED BAKER to receive a warning of ill luck ...1813• MEET WITH THE RUBBERS to have misfortune, ill-luck ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.• PUT THE MOCKERS ON to bring bad luck to ...E20 sl.

LUCK, LUCKY - phrases• FAIR FUCKS TO good luck to ...1980s Ireland• FALL INTO A CART OF SHIT AND COME OUT WITH A GOLD WATCH applied to a habitually lucky person, or to one who has been extraordinarily lucky on a specific occasion ...20C Cockney usage• FALL INTO A PILE OF SHIT AND COME OUT WITH A GOLD WATCH applied to a habitually lucky person, or to one who has been extraordinarily lucky on a specific occasion ...20C Cockney usage• FALL INTO A PILE OF SHIT AND COME UP SMELLING OF VIOLETS applied to a habitually lucky person, or to one who has been extraordinarily lucky on a specific occasion ...L19 Cockney usage• HE'S BEEN THROUGH THE HACKLES said of a person who has a lot of bad luck ...1970 Amer. dial. online• HE STRUCK A FAIR WIND he had a streak of luck ...1916 Amer. dial.• IF IT WERE RAINING PEA SOUP I'D GET HIT IN THE HEAD BY A FORK an expression of continual bad luck ...1920s Aust. sl.• UP THE FAIRGROUND likely to be lucky ...1980s sl.

LUDICROUS - phrases• IT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE A CAT LAUGH it is extremely funny, droll, or ludicrous ...1851 colloq.• IT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE A DOG LAUGH it is extremely funny, droll, or ludicrous ...17C colloq.• IT WOULD MAKE A CAT LAUGH it is extremely funny, droll, or ludicrous ...1851 colloq.• IT WOULD MAKE A FLY LAUGH it is extremely funny, droll, or ludicrous ...17C colloq.

LUG - verbs• WAG to carry or transport with difficulty; to lug, to tote, to haul ...1931 Amer. dial.

LUMBERJACK - nouns• BLANKET FEVER refers to the condition of a lumberjack who stays in bed in the morning after the other men are up; usually a lazy lumberjack ...1969 Amer. lumberjack usage• BLANKET HOIST a punishment as well as a game; if a lumberjack got out of place, others would put him in a blanket, get hold of the sides of the blanket, and hoist him in the air a few times ...1969 Amer. lumberjack usage

LUMINOUS - verbs• ILLUSTRATE† to make lustrous, luminous, or bright; to set off with bright colours; generally, to beautify, to adorn ...1592

LUMP - nouns• BAGES clots, lumps ..Bk1898 Eng. dial.• BALTER 1. a clot; a coagulated lump ...Bk1898 Eng. dial. 2. a tangle; a lump ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.• BAT† a lump, a piece, a bit ...c1340• BLYPE a shred of skin when it peels off; a lump ...Bk1911 Sc.• BUM a bump; a lump from a sharp blow or knock ...1967 Amer. dial.• BUMBLE a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1968 Amer. dial.• BUMPKNOT a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1966 Amer. dial.• BUNCH a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1857 Amer. dial.• BUNG a bump; a knot on the head; a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1966 Amer. dial.• BUNK a lump on the head from a sharp blow or knock ...1968 Amer. dial.• DICE a lump or piece ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.•DOZZLEa shapeless lump; a hunk; a small quantity ...1867 Eng. dial.• GOOSE EGG a knot or lump on the head as the result of a blow ...1953 Amer. dial.• HUNK a big lump ...Bk1905• KEECH a large lump, esp. of mud ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.• LOB a lump, a large quantity ...1941 Amer. dial.• NALLION a lump, a bump ...20C Irish sl.• NARLE a lump; a tumour ...Bk1905 Sc.• NOGGER a lump on the head caused by a sharp blow or knock ...1968 Amer. dial.• NOGGIN a lump on the head caused by a sharp blow or knock ...1969 Amer. dial.• NOGGLE a lump on the head caused by a sharp blow or knock ...1968 Amer. dial.• SKRID a small piece, a scrap, a bit; a lump ...1860 Amer. dial.• SQUID a piece, a scrap, a bit; a lump ...1914 Amer. dial.• WAB a lump ...1892 Eng. dial.• WADGE a thick, chunky, dense lump ...M19 sl.• WODGE a thick, chunky, dense lump ...M19 sl.

LUNATIC - nouns, person• BEDLAM† a discharged, but often only half-cured, inmate of a lunatic asylum, who was licensed to beg, wearing as a badge a tin plate on their left hand or arm ...1522• BEDLAM-BEGGAR† a discharged, but often only half-cured, inmate of a lunatic asylum, who was licensed to beg, wearing as a badge a tin plate on their left hand or arm ...1605• BEDLAMER† a lunatic; a discharged, but often only half-cured, inmate of a lunatic asylum, who was licensed to beg, wearing as a badge a tin plate on their left hand or arm ...c1675• BEDLAMITE† a madman or lunatic; a discharged, but often only half-cured, inmate of a lunatic asylum, who was licensed to beg, wearing as a badge a tin plate on their left hand or arm ...1621• MADDIE† a mad person, a lunatic ...1903 Sc.• MADDO a lunatic ...1910s Aust. sl.• MADDY a psychologically unstable person; a lunatic ...1990s Aust. & Sc. sl.• MADLOCK a lunatic; a mad fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.• MADPASH a lunatic, a mad fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.• MADSTART a lunatic; a mad fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.• MAZE-MAN. a madman, a lunatic ...1897 Eng. dial.• MOONLING† a simpleton, a silly fellow, a fool, an idiot, a lunatic ...1616• NUT ROLL a lunatic ...1995 Amer. sl.• SAMMY a simpleton, a fool; an ill-natured fellow; an effeminate weakling; a lunatic ...1876 Eng. dial.• ZAMMY a simpleton, a fool; an ill-natured fellow; an effeminate weakling; a lunatic ...1876 Eng. dial.

LUNCH, LUNCHEON - nouns• AIR PIE AND A WALK AROUND a clerk's lunch; i.e. no food ...L19 sl.• ANDERS-MEAT luncheon ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.• KIDNEY a lunch ...1960 Brit. rhyming sl. (Kidney Punch)• KIDNEY PUNCH a lunch ...1960 Brit. rhyming sl.• LIQUID LUNCH a midday meal at which more alcoholic drink than food is consumed ...1963 sl.• NAMMET a luncheon; esp. one eaten in the field by farm-labourers either in the middle of the morning or of the afternoon; a plain meal without meat; food generally ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.• PECK a short lunch break ...1932 Amer., chiefly railroad workers usage• TIFFIN in India and neighbouring eastern countries: a light midday meal; luncheon ...1800 Anglo-Indian• UGGIN a lunch; a slight repast ...Bk1905 Sc.• UNCH† a nuncheon, a light meal, a snack ...1668 obs. exc. Eng. dial.• UNDERN a light luncheon; a light meal partaken of in the middle of the morning or the afternoon; the time allotted to such a repast ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.